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Saturday, December 18, 2010

Yes that's right. A year ago today I posted Volume 1. I have a vicious dog and it's idiotic owner to thank for the original inspiration! I was holed up at home for a week, resting my leg after being bitten by a dog in my local park. Bored to tears and looking for something to amuse, I hit on the idea of the blog. It has become something of a passion since. I'd like to take this brief opportunity to thank everyone who's encouraged me! Zischkale and LibertyCaps' have helped a lot with their endeavours, as have the others I have approached for aid in research. This would be a great time to hear from anyone out there, tell me what you think. Any suggestions of music, or even themes for future comps, would be greatly appreciated.

Enjoy the festive holidays and stay tuned. I have some great selections lined up; including Dutch, Japanese, Italian & Eastern European collections, plus a proto-punk comp in the works.....

Friday, December 10, 2010

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Volume 33 of The Day After The Sabbath is a collection of German heavies (with the exception of Novak's Kapell who were Austrian). It differs from Volume 19: "Kraut Rockin" in that it's not specifically intended to include bands that are linked with the 'Krautrock' movement, just great bands! After recording Amon Duul II’s “Yeti”, Dieter Serfas and Christian Shart split to form their own project called Sameti in Munich in 1971, we start with their catchy 'Get Up'. Second track 'Hypodermic Needle / Smile Please' is the AB sides of a great single from a band that had no albums until much later in their career, which is a shame as Novak's Kapelle showed talent with their super-heavy psych. Baumstam are up next, employing great fuzz guitar.

Ash Ra Temple are one of the 'Krautrock' bands here, this track is quite a straight-forward rocking jam compared to their more experimental stuff, and could quite easily be from a stoner rock band of today. Second Life was the original band that members went on from to form 'Tiger B. Smith', who have featured previously here. New Lords seem to have been a short-lived off-shoot from 60s group 'The Lords', another example of a pop band jumping on the early 70s hard rock bandwagon and coming up with something surprisingly good! Proud Flesh are another short-lived albumless band that's hard to find info on, but they certainly produced a few great cuts, heavy for their time.

Finally we have P205, with one of my favourite tracks here. It's long and roughly recorded, but ultimately this gives it an other-worldly and amateurishly endearing charm. It takes you on a doom-laden journey, with emotive touches including a wonderfully forlorn guitar solo around the half-way mark, and some discreetly effective keyboard touches.

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Unzip problem? Make sure you enter the password, and for MAC users especially, I recommend using the free, opensource program 7Zip (there is a MAC version too), which is what I make the zips with. Feel free to contact me, or report dead/erroneous links, at: aftersabbath@live.co.uk If you have trouble with any volumes in particular email me and I'll sort out alternative methods.